Pendleton Historic District - South Carolina

Address:Pendleton, South Carolina

The southern periphery of the southern Appalachian Mountains reaches the picturesque town of Pendleton, South Carolina. The town is in the northwest tip of the state, just north of I-85. This was a summer retreat town, with many members of the South Carolina gentry making the trek every summer from their winter homes in the Low Country. The entire town of Pendleton is an historic district, with the houses dating to the late 18th and the 19th centuries. Over here is an Episcopal church dating to 1822, over there is Fort Hill Plantation House, belonging to John C. Calhoun, on the campus of Clemson University. Also near the town are several other plantations open to the public and serving as museums.